External insulated wall provided with reinforced polystyrene laminate anchored by mechanical fixing device

ABSTRACT

An external insulation wall provided with a reinforced polystyrene laminate anchored by a mechanical fixing device is provided. A leveling binder layer ( 2 ) applied on a basic layer wall ( 1 ) is used as a binder layer, and a reinforced polystyrene laminate ( 3 ) is applied before the leveling binder layer ( 2 ) is dried. The reinforced polystyrene laminate ( 3 ) is directly fixed on the basic layer wall ( 1 ) by plastic expansion anchor bolts ( 4 ) through holes drilled on a surface of the reinforced polystyrene laminate ( 3 ). A standard tension load limit of an external thermal insulation system is increased by the reinforced polystyrene laminate with efficient help of the plastic expansion anchor bolts ( 4 ). Therefore, the external insulating wall provided with a reinforced polystyrene laminate anchored by a mechanical fixing device is especially suitable for external thermal insulation energy saving engineering on conventional building walls.

CROSS REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATION

This is a U.S. National Stage under 35 U.S.C 371 of the InternationalApplication PCT/CN2010/077188, filed Sep. 21, 2010, which claimspriority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a-d) to CN 200920210333.1, filed Sep. 29,2009; CN 201010154842.4, filed Apr. 26, 2010; CN 201010186231.8, filedMay 27, 2010.

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to an external insulating wall providedwith a reinforced polystyrene laminate anchored by a mechanical fixingdevice, the external insulating wall is especially suitable for externalthermal insulation energy saving engineering on conventional buildingwalls.

2. Description of Related Arts

A conventional external insulating wall provided with polystyrenelaminate is a composite wall formed by a basic layer wall and apolystyrene laminate. In such structure, adhesive is required to take onall the loads on the external insulating system, and then the loads aretransmitted to the basic layer wall through a leveling binder layer. Butthere will be a potential danger about quality, safety and stability inthe external insulating wall due to the incompletely gluing caused byunflatness of the basic layer wall or the insulating laminate.Additionally, when modifying external thermal insulation and processingenergy saving engineering on conventional building walls, variousdegrees of disadvantages that the partial structure of the originalbasic layer wall is porous, hollowed and cracked as well as thedisadvantages of surface pollutant and isolation layer will directlyinfluence the stability and using safety of the new-glued externalinsulating layer. Thus, methods for fixing the polystyrene laminate needan improvement.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to overcome shortcomings ofincompletely gluing and hollowing of an external insulating wallprovided with polystyrene laminate mounted by gluing, the presentinvention provides an external insulating wall provided with areinforced polystyrene laminate anchored by a mechanical fixing device,which is capable of solving a problem that incompletely gluing createdin mounting process by gluing is difficult to be determined and fixed,as well as enhancing and stabling an decorating layer of an originalbasic layer; in addition, a construction process thereof is easy andconvenient.

Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the presentinvention provides a method comprising steps of: applying polymer mortaron a surface of a basic layer wall for serving as a leveling binderlayer; mounting the reinforced polystyrene laminate with atwo-dimensional grid reinforcer disposed under a surface layer thereofon the basic layer wall at the same time for forming a thermalinsulation layer without gap so as to ensure that the reinforcedpolystyrene laminate is flat, wherein the reinforced polystyrenelaminate is a man-made fiber grid reinforced polystyrene laminate, aglass fiber grid reinforced polystyrene laminate or a metal gridreinforced polystyrene laminate; drilling holes on a surface of thereinforced polystyrene laminate and mounting the reinforced polystyrenelaminate on the basic layer wall with plastic expansion anchor bolts;applying a thin surface protecting layer of anti-crack mortar androlling painting a layer of flexible decorating layer paint on thereinforced polystyrene laminate.

The leveling binder layer polymer mortar is 3˜9 mm in thickness forsatisfying a requirement of leveling and gluing thickness.

A distance between the plastic expansion anchor bolts provided evenly,which are mechanical fixing devices, for mounting the man-made fibergrid reinforced polystyrene laminate mentioned above is 250˜450×250˜450mm, optimally 300˜400×300˜400 mm, a number of the plastic expansionanchor bolts is 8˜9 per square meter.

A distance between the plastic expansion anchor bolts provided evenly,which are mechanical fixing devices, for mounting the glass fiber gridreinforced polystyrene laminate mentioned above is 200˜450×200˜450 mm,optimally 250˜400×250˜400 mm, the number of the plastic expansion anchorbolts is no less than 8 per square meter.

A distance between the plastic expansion anchor bolts provided evenly,which are mechanical fixing devices, for mounting the metal fiber gridreinforced polystyrene laminate mentioned above is 200˜450×200˜450 mm,optimally 300˜400×300˜400 mm, the number of the plastic expansion anchorbolts is no less than 8 per square meter.

An equivalent anchoring depth of the plastic expansion anchor bolts isno less than 25 mm, a standard tension load limit of each of the plasticexpansion anchor bolt is no less than 0.6 KN, a diameter of a plasticperforated plate mounted on a bottom portion of the plastic expansionanchor bolt is no less than 60 mm for ensuring stability of the externalthermal insulation layer.

Therefore, the present invention reinforced polystyrene laminate has theadvantages as follows: compared with a conventional external insulatingwall provided with polystyrene laminate mounted by gluing, according tothe present invention, leveling and assisting gluing of the thermalinsulation layer with the reinforced polystyrene laminate is done in oneprocess for decreasing construction procedures and time; theconstruction process of the reinforced polystyrene laminate anchored bya mechanical fixing device is easy, the operation thereof is convenient,and the construction quality can be controlled easily; the reinforcedpolystyrene laminate greatly enhances a rupture strength of thedecorating layer and stabilizes the decorating layer with assistance ofthe anchor bolts. The present invention is especially suitable forexternal thermal insulation energy saving engineering on conventionalbuilding walls and is capable of solving a problem that gluing strengthdoes not meet requirement because of flaking, cracking and polluteddecorating layer of the original basic layer as well as enhances andprotects the decorating layer of the original basic layer for increasingstability thereof.

These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the presentinvention will become apparent from the following detailed description,the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Specific characteristics and properties of the present invention arefurther illustrated by preferred embodiments and drawings according tothe preferred embodiments as follows.

FIG. 1 is a structure sketch view of according to a preferred embodimentof the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section structure sketch view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front structure sketch view of a reinforced polystyrenelaminate anchored by a mechanical fixing device.

Reference numbers of elements: 1-basic layer wall, 2-leveling binderlayer, 3-reinforced polystyrene laminate, 4-plastic expansion anchorbolt, 5-thin surface protecting layer, 6-decorating layer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, according to a preferred embodimentof the present invention is illustrated, wherein an external thermalinsulation wall comprises a basic layer wall 1, a leveling binder layer2, a reinforced polystyrene laminate 3, plastic expansion anchor bolts4, a thin surface protecting layer 5 and an decorating layer 6 frominside to outside, wherein the basic layer wall 1 can be a concretewall, an aerated concrete block wall, a solid brick wall, a hollow brickwall or a light-weight cement wall, the reinforced polystyrene laminate3 is made of a polystyrene laminate and grid reinforcer disposed under asurface layer thereof, the reinforced polystyrene laminate 3 can be anexpanded polystyrene(EPS) laminate or an extruded polystyrene(XPS)laminate, the grid reinforcer can be made of man-made fiber grid, glassfiber grid or metal grid, the grid reinforcer can be applied on one sideor both side, the plastic expansion anchor bolts 4 can be pile anchorbolts or screw anchor bolts, a plastic casing tube and a plasticperforated plate can be made of polyamide, polythene or polypropylene,the thin surface protecting layer 5 is made of anti-crack layer mortarand alkali-resisting glass fiber grid, the decorating layer 6 is made oflayer paint and coating paint.

Referring to FIG. 2 of the drawings, polymer mortar on the levelingbinder layer 2 is 3˜9 mm in depth, the reinforced polystyrene laminate 3should be glued right after applying the leveling binder layer 2,wherein the reinforced polystyrene laminate 3 is glued with a surfacewhere the reinforcer is mounted set outwardly. Holes are drilled on asurface of the reinforced polystyrene laminate 3 and the reinforcedpolystyrene laminate 3 is mounted on the basic layer wall 1 by utilizingplastic expansion anchor bolts 4 after gluing strength of the levelingbinder layer 2 becomes no less than 0.06 MPa, an equivalent anchoringdepth of the plastic expansion anchor bolts 4 is no less than 25 mm, adiameter of the plastic perforated plate is no less than 60 mm,optimally 65˜75 mm. Then applying the thin surface protecting layer 5 onthe reinforced polystyrene laminate 3, wherein the reinforcedpolystyrene laminate 3 must be mounted by the plastic expansion anchorbolts 4 for protecting a thermal insulation layer; the thin surfaceprotecting layer 5 is made of anti-crack layer mortar withalkali-resisting glass fiber grid provided inside for anti-cracking,water-proofing and shock resistance. The decorating layer 6 is appliedon the thin surface protecting layer 5, construction processescomprising: applying flexible putty; applying flexible decorating layerpaint and applying flexible coating paint.

Referring to FIG. 3 of the drawings, the reinforced polystyrenelaminates 3 are arranged in a horizontal rectangle form, perpends of thereinforced polystyrene laminates 3 are in a running bond form, adistance between the perpends is optimally 400 mm or 600 mm in modulefor taking full advantage of anchoring effect of the plastic expansionanchor bolts 4 applied in the perpends. A man-made fiber grid reinforcedpolystyrene laminate 3 is 800˜1600 mm in length, optimally 1200 mm, and400˜800 mm in width, optimally 600 mm. A glass fiber or a metal gridreinforced polystyrene laminate 3 is 800˜2400 mm in length, optimally900˜1600 mm, and 400˜1600 mm in width, optimally 600˜1200 mm.

The plastic expansion anchor bolts 4 are applied in the reinforcedpolystyrene laminate 3 as well as the perpends, A distance between theplastic expansion anchor bolts 4 for mounting the man-made fiber gridreinforced polystyrene laminate 3 in horizontal and vertical directionsis 250˜450×250˜450 mm, optimally 300˜400×300˜400 mm, a distance betweenthe plastic expansion anchor bolts 4 for mounting the glass fiber gridreinforced polystyrene laminate 3 in horizontal and vertical directionsis 200˜450×200—450 mm, optimally 250˜400×250˜400 mm, a distance betweenthe plastic expansion anchor bolts 4 for mounting the metal fiber gridreinforced polystyrene laminate 3 in horizontal and vertical directionsis 200˜450×200˜450 mm, optimally 300˜400×300˜400 mm, a number of theplastic expansion anchor bolts 4 applied in each of the perpends is noless than 3 with a distance of no more than 400 mm, the plasticexpansion anchor bolts 4 should be applied in every edge and corner ofthe reinforced polystyrene laminate 3 for ensuring stability thereof.

One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of thepresent invention as shown in the drawings and described above isexemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have beenfully and effectively accomplished. Its embodiments have been shown anddescribed for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structuralprinciples of the present invention and is subject to change withoutdeparture from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes allmodifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the followingclaims.

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 11. An external insulating wall provided with apolystyrene laminate with a metal grid reinforcer anchored by amechanical fixing device, comprising: a leveling binder layer applied ona basic layer wall, a reinforced polystyrene laminate applied on saidleveling binder layer, a plurality of plastic expansion anchor boltsapplied in said reinforced polystyrene laminate, a thin surfaceprotecting layer applied on said reinforced polystyrene laminate and adecorating layer applied on said thin surface protecting layer, whereinputtying polymer mortar is applied on the basic layer wall by 3˜9 mm inthickness for forming said leveling binder layer, said leveling binderlayer on the basic layer wall is once-shaped for ensuring that saidreinforced polystyrene laminate is flat, said reinforced polystyrenelaminate with a two-dimensional metal grid reinforcer disposed under asurface layer thereof is mounted on the basic layer wall at the sametime for forming a thermal insulation layer without void, a side withreinforcer of said reinforced polystyrene is set outwardly, saidreinforced polystyrene laminates are arranged in a horizontal rectangleform, perpends of said reinforced polystyrene laminates are in a runningbond form, a distance between said perpends is optimally 400 mm or 600mm in module for taking full advantage of anchoring effect of saidplastic expansion anchor bolts applied in said perpends; said reinforcedpolystyrene laminate is directly fixed on the basic layer wall by saidplastic expansion anchor bolts through holes drilled on a surface ofsaid reinforced polystyrene laminate, a tension load limit and stabilityof an external thermal insulation system is increased and a problem thatgluing strength does not meet requirement because of flaking, crackingand polluted decorating layer of the original basic layer is solved bysaid reinforced polystyrene laminate with efficient help of said plasticexpansion anchor bolts, in addition, the basic layer wall is enhancedand protected for increasing stability; a metal grid reinforcer formedby electric welding decussations of longitudinal steel wires andtransverse steel wires is disposed under a surface layer of saidreinforced polystyrene laminate with metal grid reinforcer, saidreinforced polystyrene laminate with metal grid reinforcer is 800˜2400mm in length and 400˜1600 mm in width; a distance between said plasticexpansion anchor bolts in horizontal and vertical directions is200˜450×200˜450 mm, a number of said plastic expansion anchor bolts isno less than 8 per square meter, a number of said plastic expansionanchor bolts applied in each of the perpends is no less than 3 with adistance of no more than 400 mm, said plastic expansion anchor boltsshould be applied in every edge and corner of said reinforcedpolystyrene laminate for ensuring stability thereof; the basic layerwall is a concrete wall, an aerated concrete block wall, a solid brickwall, a hollow brick wall or a light-weight cement wall.
 12. Theexternal insulating wall provided with a polystyrene laminate with ametal grid reinforcer anchored by a mechanical fixing device, as recitedin claim 11, wherein said reinforced polystyrene laminate with metalgrid reinforcer is optimally 900˜1600 mm in length, and optimally600˜1200 mm in width, said distance between said plastic expansionanchor bolts is optimally 300˜400×300˜400 mm.
 13. An external insulatingwall provided with a polystyrene laminate with a glass fiber gridreinforcer anchored by a mechanical fixing device, comprising: aleveling binder layer applied on a basic layer wall, a reinforcedpolystyrene laminate applied on said leveling binder layer, a pluralityof plastic expansion anchor bolts applied in said reinforced polystyrenelaminate, a thin surface protecting layer applied on said reinforcedpolystyrene laminate and a decorating layer applied on said thin surfaceprotecting layer, wherein puttying polymer mortar is applied on thebasic layer wall by 3˜9 mm in thickness for forming said leveling binderlayer, said leveling binder layer on the basic layer wall is once-shapedfor ensuring that said reinforced polystyrene laminate is flat, saidreinforced polystyrene laminate with a two-dimensional glass fiber gridreinforcer disposed under a surface layer thereof is mounted on thebasic layer wall at the same time for forming a thermal insulation layerwithout void, a side with reinforcer of said reinforced polystyrene isset outwardly, said reinforced polystyrene laminates are arranged in ahorizontal rectangle form, perpends of said reinforced polystyrenelaminates are in a running bond form, a distance between said perpendsis optimally 400 mm or 600 mm in module for taking full advantage ofanchoring effect of said plastic expansion anchor bolts applied in saidperpends; said reinforced polystyrene laminate is directly fixed on thebasic layer wall by said plastic expansion anchor bolts through holesdrilled on a surface of said reinforced polystyrene laminate, a tensionload limit and stability of an external thermal insulation system isincreased and a problem that gluing strength does not meet requirementbecause of flaking, cracking and polluted decorating layer of theoriginal basic layer is solved by said reinforced polystyrene laminatewith efficient help of said plastic expansion anchor bolts, in addition,the basic layer wall is enhanced and protected for increasing stability;a glass fiber grid reinforcer formed by knitting decussations of glassfiber warps and wefts is disposed under a surface layer of saidreinforced polystyrene laminate with glass fiber grid reinforcer, saidreinforced polystyrene laminate is 800˜2400 mm in length and 400˜1600 mmin width; a distance between said plastic expansion anchor bolts inhorizontal and vertical directions is 200˜450×200˜450 mm, a number ofsaid plastic expansion anchor bolts is no less than 8 per square meter,a number of said plastic expansion anchor bolts applied in each of theperpends is no less than 3 with a distance of no more than 400 mm, saidplastic expansion anchor bolts should be applied in every edge andcorner of said reinforced polystyrene laminate for ensuring stabilitythereof; the basic layer wall is a concrete wall, an aerated concreteblock wall, a solid brick wall, a hollow brick wall or a lightweightcement wall.
 14. The external insulating wall provided with apolystyrene laminate with a glass fiber grid reinforcer anchored by amechanical fixing device, as recited in claim 13, wherein saidreinforced polystyrene laminate with glass fiber grid reinforcer isoptimally 900˜1600 mm in length, and optimally 600˜1200 mm in width,said distance between said plastic expansion anchor bolts is optimally250˜400×250˜400 mm.
 15. An external insulating wall provided with apolystyrene laminate with a man-made fiber grid reinforcer anchored by amechanical fixing device, comprising: a leveling binder layer applied ona basic layer wall, a reinforced polystyrene laminate applied on saidleveling binder layer, a plurality of plastic expansion anchor boltsapplied in said reinforced polystyrene laminate, a thin surfaceprotecting layer applied on said reinforced polystyrene laminate and adecorating layer applied on said thin surface protecting layer, whereinputtying polymer mortar is applied on the basic layer wall by 3˜9 mm inthickness for forming said leveling binder layer, said leveling binderlayer on the basic layer wall is once-shaped for ensuring that saidreinforced polystyrene laminate is flat, said reinforced polystyrenelaminate with a two-dimensional man-made fiber grid reinforcer disposedunder a surface layer thereof is mounted on the basic layer wall at thesame time for forming a thermal insulation layer without void, a sidewith reinforcer of said reinforced polystyrene is set outwardly, saidreinforced polystyrene laminates are arranged in a horizontal rectangleform, perpends of said reinforced polystyrene laminates are in a runningbond form, a distance between said perpends is optimally 400 mm or 600mm in module for taking full advantage of anchoring effect of saidplastic expansion anchor bolts applied in said perpends; said reinforcedpolystyrene laminate is directly fixed on the basic layer wall by saidplastic expansion anchor bolts through holes drilled on a surface ofsaid reinforced polystyrene laminate, a tension load limit and stabilityof an external thermal insulation system is increased and a problem thatgluing strength does not meet requirement because of flaking, crackingand polluted decorating layer of the original basic layer is solved bysaid reinforced polystyrene laminate with efficient help of said plasticexpansion anchor bolts, in addition, the basic layer wall is enhancedand protected for increasing stability; a man-made fiber grid reinforcerformed by two-dimensional man-made fiber is disposed under a surfacelayer of said reinforced polystyrene laminate with man-made fiber gridreinforcer, said reinforced polystyrene laminate is 800˜1600 mm inlength and 400˜800 mm in width; a distance between said plasticexpansion anchor bolts in horizontal and vertical directions is250˜450×250˜450 mm, a number of said plastic expansion anchor bolts isno less than 8 per square meter, a number of said plastic expansionanchor bolts applied in each of the perpends is no less than 3 with adistance of no more than 400 mm, said plastic expansion anchor boltsshould be applied in every edge and corner of said reinforcedpolystyrene laminate for ensuring stability thereof; the basic layerwall is a concrete wall, an aerated concrete block wall, a solid brickwall, a hollow brick wall or a light-weight cement wall.
 16. Theexternal insulating wall provided with a polystyrene laminate with aman-made fiber grid reinforcer anchored by a mechanical fixing device,as recited in claim 15, wherein said reinforced polystyrene laminatewith man-made fiber grid reinforcer is optimally 1200 mm in length, andoptimally 600 mm in width, said distance between said plastic expansionanchor bolts is optimally 300˜400×300˜400 mm.